Duo remanded for Mandela Avenue drug bust

Hakeem Douglas, 28, of 437 Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD), and Anthony Adams, 28, of Kwakwani, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), both appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on a drug trafficking charge.
They entered a not guilty plea to the accusation. Police stated that on August 23, while being together, at Mandela Avenue in Georgetown, they had 54.839 grams of cannabis in their possession.
The court was informed that on the day in question at approximately 08:10h, Police officers acting on information intercepted a white Honda Vezel, PZZ 8911. Douglas was the driver and Adams was the passenger.
The driver was instructed to drive to the Ruimveldt Police Station, to which he complied.
However, whilst there, an inspection was carried out on the vehicle during which a black plastic bag with what seemed to be cannabis was discovered in the back seat of the car. A second search unearthed another package containing a quantity of cannabis.
The duo was informed of the charges against them, taken to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 54.839 grams.
Meanwhile, the Police prosecutor objected to bail and the men were remanded to prison. They will return to court on September 15.